SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1984
HE ALSO SAID THAT MANY OF THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMES, AIMED AT BRINGING TOGETHER DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, HAD HELPED ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS TOWARDS COMMUNITY BUILDING,
+FROM THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THE FESTIVAL, I AM CONFIDENT THAT MORE RESIDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN THE FORTHCOMING ELECTION AND BECOME ACTIVELY INVOLVE IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION,+ MR CHOK SAID.
OVER 50 000 PEOPLE ENJOYED A TOTAL OF 26 RECREATIONAL AND SPORT ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE OR AT NOMINAL ADMISSION FEES DURING THE FESTIVAL.
THESE INCLUDED VARIOUS BALL GAMES AND COMPETITIONS, TELEMATCHES, A CROSS-COUNTRY RACE, A WATER TOUR, FAMILY OUTINGS, VAR IETY SHOWS, CANTONESE OPERAS, A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION, A PUPPET SHOW AND AN OPEN-AIR CONCERT.
THE FESTIVAL WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND SIK SIK YUEN.
ALSO PRESENT AT TONIGHT'S CEREMONY WERE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MR SIMON LUN AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR FUNG KWONG-CHUNG.
PUBLIC HELP IN FIRE PREVENTION URGED
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MORE THAN 1 000 FIRE INCIDENTS HAD OCCURRED IN SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OVER THE PAST TEN MONTHS, RESULTING IN TWO DEATHS AND INJURIES TO 48 PERSONS, THE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER OF KOWLOON WEST, KOWLOON FIRE COMMAND, MR TSANG KWONG-YU SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT FIRE PREVENTION DAY, + MR TSANG URGED THE PEOPLE TO CALL THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS A FIRE WAS DETECTED.
HE TOLD THEM NOT TO ASSUME THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAD ALREADY REPORTED THE FIRE TO THE POLICE.
+ IF EVERYBODY THOUGHT THE SAME, NO ONE WOULD ALERT THE POLICE, AN THE FIRE COULD GET OUT OF CONTROL.
+THE SOONER THE FIREMEN ARRIVE AT THE SCENE, THE QUICKER LL THE FIRE BE PUT OUT, HE SAID.
IR TSANG